debsflo
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do you.the ground is rock hard near us,no sign of rain and daughter has various competitions lined up but im getting worried about the ground conditions
jumping on hard ground
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Puppy
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Nope! Absolutely not worth f*cking the legs up IMO.
RubysGold
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No, don't want the horses getting concussive injuries.
If I needed to, for competitions etc, I would either box her up to an indoor arena or I would only jump a couple of small fences.
Nickie
If I needed to, for competitions etc, I would either box her up to an indoor arena or I would only jump a couple of small fences.
Nickie
vallin
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no. it's not worth risking your horses legs for one competition, if it sounds hollow don't do it is what we were always taught!
debsflo
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hunter trial next week obviously on fields so may have to miss.we do have the option of sj and dressageon a surface most weeks.think im going to have a disappointed daughter but agree not worth it for the sake of one day.
Kenzo
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No, but then some horses can cope with it better than others and suppose it depends on how much work you have done on harder ground to condition the legs, so the odd time I suppose wouldnt hurt but its not something I'd do, they usually end up with problems those that do it on a regular basis.
ester
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I don't worry about legs, horses have to be used to it as we only have fields and roadwork or they would be huge. Pone prefers hard ground. We'd wait forever if we were waiting for perfect ground to compete.
BUT having had two falls and two injuries this year that I think might have been less if ground was softer I might be a bit more careful jumping too high too fast next summer.
Mare hunter trialled today but at a lower level to normal and both will ht next wk even if we get no rain as course will be rotavated for much of it.
ETA never had a horse injury in years of doing this (only injury had was on nice wet beach sand), am not competing at high level (2'9 unaff stuff) and make sure the horses are fit enough to do it.
BUT having had two falls and two injuries this year that I think might have been less if ground was softer I might be a bit more careful jumping too high too fast next summer.
Mare hunter trialled today but at a lower level to normal and both will ht next wk even if we get no rain as course will be rotavated for much of it.
ETA never had a horse injury in years of doing this (only injury had was on nice wet beach sand), am not competing at high level (2'9 unaff stuff) and make sure the horses are fit enough to do it.
flowerlady
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Not worth it
moneypit1
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Nooooooooooooooooooooo. Not worth it. You know deep down or you would not have posted. xx
ester
Not slacking multitasking
umm, what does everone else do all summer then?
moneypit1
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I am so concious about the ground. If it is rock hard I do not jump. If it is soft to firm I do. BUt, I am so cautious. I do perhaps one round at 3ft max. i will not jump higher. I worry too much perhaps. But I have have had first hand experience of tendon sheath injuries (6 mths etc). I worry soooooo much! My horse prefers a surface and tbh so do I! x
ester
Not slacking multitasking
well I am concious of it and will prob drop down a height if hard/ do only one class
Not much is run on a surface at weekends in the summer as it is much cheaper for all RC/PC etc to run in fields so surface opportunities are limited (and normally indoors so out of the sun, spend too long doing that in winter!)
Not much is run on a surface at weekends in the summer as it is much cheaper for all RC/PC etc to run in fields so surface opportunities are limited (and normally indoors so out of the sun, spend too long doing that in winter!)